Economic Times Top Stories

• Zypp Electric names Mukesh Singla as Chief Financial Officer
• GST rate cut may lower vehicle prices by 7%, revive demand
• CFOs brace for higher debt disclosures as MCA tightens loan covenant rules under Ind AS from FY26
• GST 2.0 could boost CV demand, ease tax complexity: Ashok Leyland CFO
• GST 2.0: What needs to be done?
• US tariff hike to 50% puts $48 bn Indian exports at risk; exporters seek urgent govt relief
• Kamdhenu CFO sees 25% steel profit rise, paints business scaling to Rs 1,000 cr, bets on GST cuts
• ICAI President says new Ind AS amendments demand transparency, discipline and global alignment; will benefit CFOs
• India braces for export hit as US imposes steep new tariffs from Wednesday
• GST buzz slows festive sales as India's aam aadmi awaits PM Modi's Diwali gift

Economic Times

• A23 files challenge to Online Gaming Ban in Karnataka HC - matter listed on August 30
• MCA tightens supplier finance disclosures from FY26; CFOs to face higher investor scrutiny
• Zypp Electric names Mukesh Singla as Chief Financial Officer
• Open to rethink on restrictions on FDI from China, says official
• Absorb most of tariff shocks to aid MSMEs: Finance ministry urges larger businesses
• Punjab National Bank opens its first startup branch
• RBI's free-AI framework will require governance structures, capacity building
• Sectoral impact: Industry to sit down with RBI for tariff assessment
• Sebi asks merchant bankers for ‘realistic’ IPO valuations
• Beverage companies seek 'sugar-based' tax in line with global models

CA Club India

• CBDT to Finalise Rules for New Income Tax Act, 2025 by Year-End, Digital Data SOP Soon
• ICAI Releases Updated Handbook on GST Exempted Supplies - April 2025 Edition
• GST Refund Relief for Edible Oils Likely on GST Council Agenda, Says Food Secretary
• Income Tax Act 2025 Explicitly Empowers Digital Search and Seizure: CBDT Member Clarifies
• Multiplex Industry Seeks GST Rationalisation on Movie Tickets to Boost Screen Expansion
• Finance Ministry to Hold Regular Talks with MSMEs to Address Slowing Wage Growth
• Karnataka Commercial Taxes Dept Arrests Fake Bill Trader in Multi-Crore GST ITC Scam
• Finance Ministry Sets Up Forum for Pension Regulatory Coordination and Development
• ICAI Convocation 2025: 13,737 Newly Qualified CAs Receive Membership Pan India
• CBIC Urges Public to Avoid Speculation on GST Rates Ahead of Council Meeting

BBC News

• Woman says Chinese student predator raped her hours before second attack
• Starmer to replace third top aide in less than a year
• FBI investigates Minneapolis school shooting as anti-Catholic hate crime
• What next for Man Utd and Amorim after humiliation at Grimsby?
• Jacqueline Wilson on the 'easiest and hardest book I've ever written'
• A charity is giving people money to stop homelessness - and it says it's working
• White House fires disease control director as other officials resign from health agency
• Small parcels shipped from China to UK double in value to £3bn as Shein sales soar
• US tells Denmark to 'calm down' over alleged Greenland influence operation
• MoD staff warned not to share hidden data before Afghan leak